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Three nurses receive DAISY Award at Avita Health System
ONTARIO — Three registered nurses at Avita Health System are being honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of The DAISY Foundation's mission to recognize nurses for the extraordinary, compassionate care they provide patients and families every day.
The 2022 DAISY Award recipients are registered nurses Katelyn Schwert of Ontario Hospital, Danyelle Brammer of Galion Hospital and Mary Antijas of Bucyrus Hospital.
Schwert works in the Intensive Care Unit at Ontario Hospital. She was nominated for the impact that she made on a family after the father of five children, ages 2-13, passed away from COVID in early December 2021. “Katie took it upon herself to organize an ‘adopt the family for Christmas’ with her department. Katie organized the entire thing and made sure this family all received gifts at Christmas. Additionally, Katie made sure all the families of the patients they cared for in the ICU who experienced death of a loved one from COVID received sympathy cards signed by all the staff."
Brammer serves patients in the Emergency Department at Galion Hospital. She was nominated for her attentiveness, cheerful attitude and dedication to patient care. “Danyelle’s dedication was over the top. I know that we were not her only patients that night, but her attentiveness made us feel like we were. Whenever my husband cried out in pain, I went to find her and she was always Johnny-on-the-spot with whatever was needed.”
Antijas works in the Medical Surgical Unit at Bucyrus Hospital. She was nominated for being “significant in ways that are beyond the medical textbooks and protocols. She was very professional, caring, genuine, honest, skilled and made me feel like we were important and she made us her priority no matter how busy it was.” Antijas provided physical and emotional support, including “expert nursing care” and helped the family “sort through many tough decisions.”
Nurses may be nominated by patients, families, and colleagues by filling out a form online at avitahealth.org or at one of the three Avita hospital locations. The award recipients are anonymously chosen by a committee of Avita employees and community members. Awards are presented twice annually.
At the award ceremonies, each honoree received a certificate commending them for extraordinary nursing. They were also pinned with a special DAISY Award pin and presented with a sculpture called A Healer’s Touch, which is hand-carved by artists of the Shona Tribe in Zimbabwe
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center recognized for safety
ASHLAND — University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center received an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2022. This national distinction recognizes UH Samaritan’s achievements in protecting patients from preventable harm and error in the hospital.
The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization, assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on more than 30 national performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and infections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm.
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program based exclusively on hospital prevention of medical errors and harm to patients. The grading system is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.
Gordon Food Service and MDA team up to send kids to summer camp
More than 60 Gordon Food Service locations in the Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Pennsylvania area will raise money to help the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) send kids ages 8-17 with neuromuscular disease to a weeklong summer camp experience where they learn vital life skills, create life-long friendships, and gain independence — all at no cost to their families.
From May 22 to June 18, Gordon Food Service associates are selling pinups for a $1, $5 or a larger contribution to offer customers the opportunity to help send thousands of kids to MDA Summer Camp.
Since first teaming up with MDA in 2019, Gordon Food Service and its customers have raised more than $58,000 in support of MDA’s shared mission to fund research, care, and advocacy for families living with neuromuscular disease in our community. To learn more about the MDA Summer Camp program and how to get involved, visit mda.org/summer-camp.
This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: Business briefs: Avita DAISY awards, Samaritan Medical Center
